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![(first posted 12/15/2014. Updated 12/13/2020) (Former) Cohort poster Joseph Dennis keeps putting up superb finds from the streets of Chicago that I find irresistible. This is a great candid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-toro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – Crystal Blue Persuasion")
Cohort Outtake: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – Crystal Blue Persuasion
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 100 Comments(first posted 12/15/2014. Updated 12/13/2020) (Former) Cohort poster Joseph Dennis keeps putting up superb finds from the streets of Chicago that I find irresistible. This is a great candid […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Pontiac Parisienne Wagon – Far From The Parisian Woods
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 14 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![My recent post on the 1953 Chrysler Airtemp air conditioning system and its rather unusual R-22 refrigerant spawned a little confusion over various A/C refrigerants, so I pulled together this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/s-l1600-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: R-12, R-134a, and Beyond: The Alphabet Soup of Automotive Air Conditioning Refrigerants")
Cold Comfort: R-12, R-134a, and Beyond: The Alphabet Soup of Automotive Air Conditioning Refrigerants
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 53 CommentsMy recent post on the 1953 Chrysler Airtemp air conditioning system and its rather unusual R-22 refrigerant spawned a little confusion over various A/C refrigerants, so I pulled together this […] -
![As a reader or listener, when I see that an author or musician labels a work “Part 1,” I expect a Part 2. James Brown was famous, among other things, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Drag Strip Classics: Dog Dish Afternoon, Part II – A Smattering Of Fair Fare For The Frugal")
Drag Strip Classics: Dog Dish Afternoon, Part II – A Smattering Of Fair Fare For The Frugal
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 48 CommentsAs a reader or listener, when I see that an author or musician labels a work “Part 1,” I expect a Part 2. James Brown was famous, among other things, […] -
![During the pandemic I’ve been working from home. I put about 4,000 miles on my car in 2020, as opposed to the 18,000 miles I put on it in 2019. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3447.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics Out and About During the Pandemic")
Spotted While Driving, or Curbside Classics Out and About During the Pandemic
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 21 CommentsDuring the pandemic I’ve been working from home. I put about 4,000 miles on my car in 2020, as opposed to the 18,000 miles I put on it in 2019. […] -
![This week we’ll take a closer look at the new 1960 compacts, starting with the most radically new one, the Corvair. Motor Life tested all three in a comparison that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Corvair-1960-GM-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair – Motor Life and Road & Track Test Versions With Powerglide, 3-Speed and 4-Speed Manuals")
Vintage Reviews: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair – Motor Life and Road & Track Test Versions With Powerglide, 3-Speed and 4-Speed Manuals
Posted on December 15, 2020 | 36 CommentsThis week we’ll take a closer look at the new 1960 compacts, starting with the most radically new one, the Corvair. Motor Life tested all three in a comparison that […] -
![(first posted 12/27/2011) Honda’s single greatest moment ever? The fall of 1983, when it rocked the world, releasing a whole family of new Civics. As in four discrete cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-57-075-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon (Shuttle) – The Automotive Swiss Army Knife")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon (Shuttle) – The Automotive Swiss Army Knife
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 76 Comments(first posted 12/27/2011) Honda’s single greatest moment ever? The fall of 1983, when it rocked the world, releasing a whole family of new Civics. As in four discrete cars, […] -
![This short editorial from the January 1960 Motor Life is essentially an introduction to their comparison tests of the new Corvair, Falcon and Valiant, coming over the next few days. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Plymouth-Valiant-1960-side-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Editorial: The Truth About The Small New Cars (Falcon, Valiant, Corvair) – “Disappointed”")
Vintage Motor Life Editorial: The Truth About The Small New Cars (Falcon, Valiant, Corvair) – “Disappointed”
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 45 CommentsThis short editorial from the January 1960 Motor Life is essentially an introduction to their comparison tests of the new Corvair, Falcon and Valiant, coming over the next few days. […] -
![It’s always a learning experience to be CC hunting in Japan. I’m still baffled by the amount of variants that Toyota used to have of the same thing, with names […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201119_111642-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Vista (V20) 4WD – The Alternate Reality Camry")
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Vista (V20) 4WD – The Alternate Reality Camry
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 21 CommentsIt’s always a learning experience to be CC hunting in Japan. I’m still baffled by the amount of variants that Toyota used to have of the same thing, with names […] -
![After having covered most of the early GM and FoMoCo factory A/C systems, I’ll be turning my attention next to Chrysler, who made some truly interesting systems over the years. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-ac.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: 1953 Chrysler Airtemp Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: 1953 Chrysler Airtemp Air Conditioning
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 29 CommentsAfter having covered most of the early GM and FoMoCo factory A/C systems, I’ll be turning my attention next to Chrysler, who made some truly interesting systems over the years. […] -
![posted by canadiancatgreen Even as a six or seven year-old kid at the time, I knew that GM’s 1959 cars were a nadir. Where could this direction possibly go, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50588240747_48162cb845_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1961 Buick Electra 225 Riviera Sedan – A Bit Less Longer, Lower, Wider")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1961 Buick Electra 225 Riviera Sedan – A Bit Less Longer, Lower, Wider
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 28 Commentsposted by canadiancatgreen Even as a six or seven year-old kid at the time, I knew that GM’s 1959 cars were a nadir. Where could this direction possibly go, […] -
![In my third year of college I had a neighbor across the hall named Tabitha, she was an absolute knockout. But – and this is crucial – she was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7687.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD – The Supermodel Next Door")
Curbside Review: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD – The Supermodel Next Door
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 26 CommentsIn my third year of college I had a neighbor across the hall named Tabitha, she was an absolute knockout. But – and this is crucial – she was also […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2011) The automotive market is cruel. What is once brilliant, within a year or so can be a has-been. And one of the greatest automobiles this fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6372625555_6402498748_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Hudson Hornet – A Victorious Dead End")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Hudson Hornet – A Victorious Dead End
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/3/2011) The automotive market is cruel. What is once brilliant, within a year or so can be a has-been. And one of the greatest automobiles this fall […] -
![I neither knew that the DKW Munga was sold in the US, or that it was called the Bronco here. Undoubtedly, sales were very modest, at best. But the Munga […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5294793628_b5bf3cf777_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: The DKW Bronco – Before There Was A Ford Bronco")
Vintage Brochure: The DKW Bronco – Before There Was A Ford Bronco
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 5 CommentsI neither knew that the DKW Munga was sold in the US, or that it was called the Bronco here. Undoubtedly, sales were very modest, at best. But the Munga […] -
![I was sitting in the parking lot of Albertsons, waiting for my son when I spotted this in the next row over. Wow; it’s been a while. And it’s even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-432-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Outtake: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – What Kind Of Person Is Still Driving One Today?")
Parking Lot Outtake: 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo – What Kind Of Person Is Still Driving One Today?
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 57 CommentsI was sitting in the parking lot of Albertsons, waiting for my son when I spotted this in the next row over. Wow; it’s been a while. And it’s even […]
